Natural polysaccharides: Chemical properties and application in pharmaceutical formulations

M Tudu, A Samanta - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides have an important role in pharmaceutical industries and are
considered a huge source and importance. Polysaccharides are biopolymers characterized …

Recent developments in natural biopolymer based drug delivery systems

T Fazal, BN Murtaza, M Shah, S Iqbal, M Rehman… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical
and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or …

Natural biodegradable polymers based nano-formulations for drug delivery: A review

A George, PA Shah, PS Shrivastav - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanomedicines are now considered as the new-generation medication in the current era
mainly because of their features related to nano size. The efficacy of many drugs in their …

Biocompatibility of hydrogel-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

S Naahidi, M Jafari, M Logan, Y Wang, Y Yuan… - Biotechnology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, understanding of the extracellular matrix (ECM) has expanded rapidly due to the
accessibility of cellular and molecular techniques and the growing potential and value for …

Sulfated seaweed polysaccharides as multifunctional materials in drug delivery applications

L Cunha, A Grenha - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, the discovery of metabolites from marine resources showing biological
activity has increased significantly. Among marine resources, seaweed is a valuable source …

Considerations for polymers used in ocular drug delivery

MM Allyn, RH Luo, EB Hellwarth… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Age-related eye diseases are becoming more prevalent. A notable increase has
been seen in the most common causes including glaucoma, age-related macular …

Effect of the surface modification, size, and shape on cellular uptake of nanoparticles

S Salatin, S Maleki Dizaj… - Cell biology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays successful application of nanoparticles for therapeutic objects needs the effective
uptake of them by cells. Hence, studying of the interaction of nanoparticles with cell …

Pullulan: A novel molecule for biomedical applications

RS Singh, N Kaur, V Rana, JF Kennedy - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Pullulan is an imperative natural polymer produced commercially by yeast like fungus
Aureobasidium pullulans. It is non-toxic, non-immunogenic, non-carcinogenic and non …

Current status of biotechnological production and applications of microbial exopolysaccharides

MCS Barcelos, KAC Vespermann… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are an abundant and important group of compounds
that can be secreted by bacteria, fungi and algae. The biotechnological production of these …

Toxicity of polymeric nanodrugs as drug carriers

AB Sairam, A Sanmugam, A Pushparaj… - ACS Chemical Health …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ambiguity of certain diseases and the potential toxicity of many medications have
sparked demand for the incorporation and enhancement of drug delivery systems (DDSs) …